Long-armed Chafer vs Lebia Greenhead
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Long-armed Chafer | Lebia Greenhead |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cheirotonus gestroi | Lebia viridis |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae | Carabidae |
| Size | 50-85mm | 5-8 mm |
| Habitat | Mountains | Heathland |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Parasitoids |
| Regions | Asia | Eastern North America |
| Conservation | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
Long-armed Chafer
A large reddish-brown beetle with spectacularly elongated front legs in males. The legs can be longer than the entire body.
Did You Know?
Males use their enormously long forelegs to grapple with rivals and to cling onto females during mating.
Lebia Greenhead
A small, brightly colored ground beetle with a metallic green head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. Its larvae are parasitoids of leaf beetle pupae, an unusual life history for carabids.
Did You Know?
Its larvae are ectoparasitoids that attach to and consume leaf beetle pupae, a lifestyle extremely rare among ground beetles and more typical of parasitic wasps.